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Jhgm Foundation

Its FY2024 filing reports that it funds preselected organizations and did not take unsolicited requests; check the foundation's own site before ruling it out.

$40k
Granted FY2024still arriving
13
Grants FY2024still arriving
5
States reached
$14k
Largest
01What it fundsRead
02The needRead
03Its granteesRead
04Its fieldRead
05Through PlinthRead
01What it funds
0195% classified

What it funded, over time

Every grant placed by its stated purpose and the recipient’s mission, by year, FY2017 to 2024.

Education$125kArts & Culture$26kReligion$16kCivil Rights$12kHealth$10kInternational$10kCrime & Legal$5kEnvironment$5kOther$0
02FY2024 · 13 grants

Where the money goes

Grants by size, and the largest recipients.

By grant size · FY2024

  • Under $10k12 grants · $26k
  • $10k–50k1 grant · $14k
$2,000
Median grant
5
States reached
$630k
Total assets
Largest grants
RecipientAmount
STANFORD UNIVERSITY$13,500
LAS LOMITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION$7,616
OSU FOUNDATION$5,000
WIKIPEDIA$2,080
KQED INC$2,060
Individual grant recipient$2,000
SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION$2,000
USA VOLLEYBALL FOUNDATION$1,050
SANDY HOOK PROMISE$1,033
PFLAG INC$1,030
MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM$1,000
ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIF$1,000
LAS LOMITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION$200
02The need
03

Does the money reach high-need areas?

Each grant placed by the hardship in its grantee’s ZIP, against the area’s typical level.

show:

Dollar for dollar, its grants (FY17–24) land where the poverty rate runs at 10%, against an area that typically sits at 10%. 51% of its dollars go to grantees based in above-average-need neighborhoods. Its grants spread fairly evenly across need levels.

area typical 10%CHINESE RAINBOW NETWORK (CRN) RAINBOW SCHOLARSHIP: $5k → 16%STANFORD UNIVERSITY: $20k → 7%LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION: $2k → 8%UC BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $2k → 10%CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $2k → 10%MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM: $1k → 12%ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIF: $3k → 14%AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION: $3k → 17%PFLAG INC: $3k → 14%OSU FOUNDATION: $5k → 18%SANDY HOOK PROMISE: $2k → 9%china rainbow network inc: $10k → 14%USA VOLLEYBALL FOUNDATION: $1k → 9%CHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY FOUNDATION: $10k → 12%PFLAG INC: $1k → 11%CHINESE RAINBOW NETWORK (CRN) RAINBOW SCHOLARSHIP: $5k → 16%STANFORD UNIVERSITY: $14k → 7%KQED: $3k → 8%CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $2k → 10%MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM: $1k → 12%ACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIF: $1k → 14%origon state university foundation: $3k → 18%SANDY HOOK PROMISE: $2k → 9%CHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY ASSOCIATION: $6k → 12%STANFORD UNIVERSITY: $10k → 7%CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCE: $1k → 10%MONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM: $1k → 12%OSU FOUNDATION: $2k → 18%SANDY HOOK PROMISE: $1k → 9%UNITED STATES OLYMPIC & PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: $1k → 9%STANFORD UNIVERSITY: $9k → 7%lucile salter packard childrens hos: $4k → 8%WIKIPEDIA: $2k → 10%OSU FOUNDATION: $2k → 18%STANFORD UNIVERSITY: $5k → 7%LUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDRENS HEALTH: $4k → 8%LAS LOMITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $6k → 7%THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $7k → 8%SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $3k → 10%BOARD OF TRUSTEES -STANFORD: $4k → 8%SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION: $3k → 10%SAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION: $3k → 10%SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $2k → 10%SF BALLET: $2k → 10%KQED INC: $5k → 10%KQED INC: $2k → 10%KQED INC: $2k → 10%WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION: $3k → 10%0%20%40%50%more need →
grant to an above-average-need area below average· circle size = grant amount
How this is measured
Matched: human-services grants are those whose grantee’s IRS cause code is Human Services. Placed by people below the poverty line in the grantee’s ZIP, averaged from the tracts in that ZIP.

Which US states its grants reach

NY
MA
OR
WY
CT
CA
CO
DC
GA
TX
How this is measured
US grants placed by each grantee’s ZIP, which can differ from where services are delivered. Need from public data (U.S. Census/ACS, CDC PLACES, Eviction Lab, USDA), shown as context about the area, never attributed to the funder’s giving.
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Where the work is directed

The same grants placed two ways: where each recipient sits, and where its stated purpose sends the money.

About 33% of Jhgm Foundation’s grant dollars are earmarked for a different county than the recipient’s own address.

Jhgm Foundationlessmore of its giving
Placed by recipient address · 7.2% directed abroad (not shown)
How this is measured
Recipient view: each grant at its grantee’s ZIP, mapped to a county. Directed view: each grant at the county its stated purpose names, falling back to the recipient’s county when the purpose names no place; US grants only. A county shows only if it carries the top 95% of that view’s dollars. Purposes are read from the funder’s own 990 grant descriptions.
03Its grantees
repeat funding

Who it funds again

Organizations funded in more than one year, against those funded once.

68%of every dollar goes to organizations it has funded before.
$108k · 13 repeat orgs$50k to everyone else

13 repeat relationships: 8 still active in FY2024, 5 since wound down; 3 grantees were first funded in FY2024 (too recent to call).

How the two cohorts compare

Re-uppedFunded once

Organizations

13
12

Total granted

$108k
$45k

Median revenue growth · since first grant

+30%
+105%

Still filing today

92%
33%

New vs renewed · share of each year

In FY2024, 80% of grant dollars renewed an existing relationship; $5k went to new ones.

50%100%’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
RenewedFirst-time

Where new relationships form · theme of each grantee’s first grant

’17’18’19’20’21’22’23’24
Arts & CultureEducationAnimalsRecreation & SportsHealthCrime & LegalOther
How this is measured
First-time means a grantee’s first year in the filing window; renewed means funded in an earlier year too. The renewed share climbs naturally as a portfolio matures, so the signal is a year that bucks it (a wave of new grantees). The earliest year is left-censored: relationships that predate the data read as new. Theme is the grantee’s IRS cause.

Backed again, and grew

  • KI
    KQED INC
    5× · 2018–2024 · $13k · revenue +35%
  • Oregon State University Foundation
    4× · 2017–2024 · $12k · revenue +42%
  • WF
    WIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC
    3× · 2018–2022 · $7k · revenue +102%

Funded once

  • CR
    china rainbow network inc
    one grant, 2017 · $10k
  • CS
    CHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY FOUNDATION
    one grant, 2023 · $10k
  • CS
    CHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY ASSOCIATION
    one grant, 2019 · $6k
How this is measured

Repeat means funded in two or more distinct years. Growth and survival are read from each grantee’s own subsequent IRS filings.

04Its field

Closest unfunded matches

The nonprofits that most resemble its grantees but are not funded by it, scored along the direction from the rest of the field toward the portfolio. A resemblance in what they say they do, not a recommendation.

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San Francisco Museum of Modern Art

See schedule osfmoma believes the art of our time is vital and shares it with passion and purpose, and that art and the creative process can open minds and help build a better world. for that reason, we assemble unparalleled collections,…

Arts & Culture
2
San Francisco Jazz Organization

The san francisco jazz organization (the organization) is a recognized international leader in jazz creation, presentation, and education. the organization explores the full spectrum of jazz, from the music's origins in the african…

Arts & Culture
3
University of Southern California

The central mission of the university of southern california is the development of human beings and society as a whole through the cultivation and enrichment of the human mind and spirit. the principal means by which our mission is…

Education
4
Institute for Advanced Study - Louis Bamberger & Mrs Felix Fuld Foundation

The institute for advanced study (the institute) is one of the world's leading centers for theoretical research and intellectual inquiry. see schedule o.

Science & Tech
5
Lowell Observatory

The mission of lowell observatory is to pursue the study of astronomy, especially the study of our solar system and its evolution; to conduct pure research in astronomical phenomena; and to maintain quality public education and outreach…

Science & Tech
6
University of California San Francisco Foundation

Organization's mission ====================== the university of california, san francisco(ucsf) is among the world's leading universities dedicated to advancing health worldwide through biomedical research, graduate-level education in the…

Education
7
National Science and Technology Medals Foundation Inc

The nstmf's mission is to build inclusive stem communities across the united states. fundamental to these communities are the significant, inspirational connections we foster between the individuals who have received national recognition…

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8
San Jose Museum of Art Association

Nurture empathy and connection by engaging communities with socially relevant contemporary art

Arts & Culture
9
The David and Lucile Packard Foundation
Philanthropy
10
Oakland Museum of California

The museum's mission is to inspire all californians to create a more vibrant future for themselves and their communities. through collections, exhibitions, education programs, and public dialogue, we inspire people of all ages and…

Arts & Culture
11
Sutter Bay Medical Foundation

Mission statement: mission: caring for our patients first and our people always. vision: to be the most comprehensive, integrated and connected health system for getting and staying well. values: excellence - we deliver high-quality,…

Health
12
San Diego Museum of Art

To inspire, educate and cultivate curiosity through great works of art.

Arts & Culture
How this is measured
The grantee most central to the portfolio’s shape is Aclu Foundation of Southern California; the most unlike its peers is Alma Bonita Animal Rescue. Resemblance is measured on each organization’s own IRS 990 mission text; it reflects how work is described, not its quality or impact.
05the grantee network

17 grantees tracked through their own filings, 2017–2025.

Each grant beside the grantee’s revenue from every source, year by year.

How this is measured

Counted here: distinct organizations funded across 2017 to 2025, not grant rows in a single year, so this will not match the grant count on the cover. 17 of the 29 grantees resolved in that span have returns of their own we could reconcile.

Each grantee is resolved to its own IRS returns. Association, dated; never a causal claim.

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Load-bearing (≥25% of a budget)
2
Early backer (in before they grew)
17/17
Grantees still filing
12/17
Grew since first funded

Where the money sits, by cause and then by grantee

THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $64,500 · EducationTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIV…LAS LOMITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $27,525 · EducationLAS LOMITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATIONOregon State University Foundation: $12,000 · EducationOregon State University FoundationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $7,160 · EducationWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INCchina rainbow network inc: $10,000 · Otherchina rainbow network incCHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY FOUNDATION: $10,000 · OtherCHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY …CHINESE RAINBOW NETWORK (CRN) RAINBOW SCHOLARSHIP: $10,000 · OtherCHINESE RAINBOW NETWORK (CRN)…CHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY ASSOCIATION: $6,000 · OtherCHINA SICHUAN SANTAI CHARITY …BOARD OF TRUSTEES -STANFORD: $4,000 · OtherBOARD OF TRUSTEES -STANFORDlucile salter packard childrens hos: $4,000 · Otherlucile salter packard childre…PFLAG: $3,089 · OtherPFLAGAMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION: $3,000 · OtherWIKIPEDIA: $2,080 · OtherUC BERKELEY FOUNDATION: $2,000 · OtherIndividual grant recipient: $2,000 · Other+2 more: $1,555 · OtherKQED INC: $13,120 · Arts & CultureKQED INCSAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION: $6,500 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO B…SAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $5,000 · Arts & CultureSAN FRANCISCO O…CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $4,000 · Arts & CultureCALIFORNIA ACAD…San Francisco Classical Voice: $1,000 · Arts & CultureLUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH: $6,000 · HealthMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $5,110 · Animals+1 more: $100 · AnimalsSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $5,163 · Crime & LegalACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $5,140 · Civil RightsUSA VOLLEYBALL FOUNDATION: $1,562 · Recreation & SportsUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: $1,030 · Recreation & Sports
Education$111,185Other$57,724Arts & Culture$29,620Health$6,000Animals$5,210Crime & Legal$5,163Civil Rights$5,140Recreation & Sports$2,592

Each grantee by its size and the funder’s share of it; top left is load-bearing

25%50%75%100%$1.0M$10M$100Mgrantee revenue →↑ funder's share of their budgetTHE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY: $64,500 over 6y, 0.0% of budgetLAS LOMITAS EDUCATION FOUNDATION: $27,525 over 5y, 0.6% of budgetKQED INC: $13,120 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetOregon State University Foundation: $12,000 over 4y, 0.0% of budgetWIKIMEDIA FOUNDATION INC: $7,160 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO BALLET ASSOCIATION: $6,500 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetLUCILE PACKARD FOUNDATION FOR CHILDREN'S HEALTH: $6,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetSANDY HOOK PROMISE FOUNDATION: $5,163 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetACLU FOUNDATION OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA: $5,140 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetMONTEREY BAY AQUARIUM FOUNDATION: $5,110 over 5y, 0.0% of budgetSAN FRANCISCO OPERA ASSOCIATION: $5,000 over 2y, 0.0% of budgetCALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES: $4,000 over 3y, 0.0% of budgetPFLAG: $3,089 over 1y, 0.1% of budgetUSA VOLLEYBALL FOUNDATION: $1,562 over 2y, 0.3% of budgetUNITED STATES OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC COMMITTEE: $1,030 over 1y, 0.0% of budgetSan Francisco Classical Voice: $1,000 over 1y, 0.5% of budget
Grantee by grantee: a decade per organization, before and after funding

A decade per grantee: revenue shaded, grants as bars, all rows on one timeline.

Co-funders

Grantmakers whose grantees overlap with this funder’s far more than size alone predicts. Closer means stronger alignment; arcs show where they also fund each other. Here they form a set of overlaps that mostly run through this funder rather than between each other.

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How this is measured
Affinity is a Gamma-Poisson posterior co-funding rate, re-centered on the typical rate, so thin evidence shrinks toward no signal. Overlap is association, not proof of shared intent.

How much its grantees rely on government

Each dot is one organization Jhgm Foundation funds: left to right is the share of its income from government, bottom to top the share from Jhgm Foundation. Bigger dots raise more.

2024
’20’21’22’23’24’25
no gov · 00%0%1%3%5%funder's share of their income ↑0%5%10%15%20%share of the org’s income from government →median 0%
  • Sandy Hook Promise Foundation: 0% of income from government
  • Oregon State University Foundation: 0% of income from government
no gov moneyreceives it· size = income
0get no government money at all
2report government grants on their 990 we could not trace to a source (not plotted)
0rely on government for over half their income
⤢ axis zoomed · 0–20%
typical government reliance, FY20–25
How this is measured
Government income is each org’s traced federal awards (USASpending grants and contracts) plus state payments (open checkbooks) as a share of its total revenue (IRS Form 990); the self-reported government-grant line (990 line 1e) is carried for cross-check: a grantee that reports government grants we could not trace to a source is left off the chart rather than shown as receiving none. An association, not a claim that a grant caused the public funding. Coverage is precision-first, a floor rather than a census; state records exist for 9 states, so a grantee outside them shows no state figure (dimmed) rather than a false zero. Federal award amounts are obligations, which can span years, so a single-year share is indicative. 990 filings lag 12 to 24 months.
05Through Plinth

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How do I get to Jhgm Foundation?

Find your warmest path to Jhgm Foundation through trustees and officers whose names appear on both boards. Search for your organization and Plinth traces the shortest route it can evidence.

Each link is a name appearing on two organizations’ public IRS 990 filings, matched on that name and, where the filings support it, on location. A same-state match has geographic support, which is a second matching feature rather than confirmation that the two are one person; a cross-state one is the likeliest to be two people who share a name. Every hop shows its tier, low-confidence and distant paths are held back rather than guessed, and it is worth confirming the person before you use the introduction.

On method. Every financial figure here is read from IRS e-file XML, the funder’s own 990/990-PF, and from the multi-year returns of the 29 grantees we resolved, each linked to its source. Grantee outcomes are each organization’s own program-service reporting (Form 990, Part III), read as association with funding, never as caused by it. Low-confidence name matches are suppressed rather than guessed. How we build these →

How this is measured
Each figure carries one of six labels. Filed is what the funder reported on its return. Official is another government record about an organization, such as a federal award or a charity register, joined by name where no shared identifier exists. Resolved is an identity we worked out where the filing named a recipient without an EIN, kept only above a measured confidence threshold. Computed is arithmetic over those, like themes, portfolio clusters and co-funder strength. Context is a statistic about a place rather than about an organization, which is what the need overlay is: it describes the area a grantee’s address sits in, not where its work lands. Inferred is drawn by a model from text, like the partnerships read out of public news and organization websites. Each is labeled where it appears.

Generated from the IRS Form 990-PF e-file return for fiscal year 2024, released 2024. Filings run roughly 12 to 24 months behind; figures are dated accordingly.

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